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Opinion analysis: Pretrial motions stop Speedy Trial clock
On Thursday, in United States v. Tinklenberg, the Court compared pretrial motions to parrots. At issue in the case was how such motions should be treated under the Speedy Trial Act, which requires that a trial begin within seventy days of the defendant's indictment or arraignment. However, certain events can stop the Speedy Trial clock, including the "delay resulting from any pretrial motion." The district court, following every circuit that had considered the issue, excluded from its count all days on which pretrial motions were pending and found that sixty-nine nonexcludable days had elapsed between Tinklenberg's indictment and his trial. The Sixth Circuit reversed, holding that the exclusion for delay resulting from a pretrial motion applied only to the period that a trial was actually delayed (or expected to be delayed) by the consideration of such a motion. Because the pretrial motions had not delayed Tinklenberg's trial, the court of appeals reasoned, the days on which those motions were pending could not be excluded from the Speedy Trial calculation. The Sixth Circuit found that the Speedy Trial clock had run beyond seventy days and dismissed the indictment.
In his opinion for the Court, Justice Breyer began by acknowledging that there are two "linguistically reasonable" interpretations of the phrase "delay resulting from." On the one hand the phrase might, as the Sixth Circuit concluded, mean that only those motions that actually delay (or are expected to delay) a trial stop the Speedy Trial clock. But on the other hand, the statute might use the word "delay" in the sense of "interval" rather than "postponement." This is the point at which the parrots came in. The Court explained that some statutes require judges to make individualized determinations "" for example, whether a particular motion will delay a particular trial. Others, by contrast, require only categorical determinations""for example, a statute may define extortion as a "crime of violence" or a parrot as a "wild bird." In the latter scenario, a judge need not investigate the particular characteristics of the crime or the bird at issue. The Court concluded that the Speedy Trial Act has this structure as well. It includes the "delay resulting from any pretrial motion" as one of several "periods of delay" and thereby defines the time that a pretrial motion is pending as such a period""just as another statute defines a parrot as a "wild bird" even though some parrots are tame.
This conclusion, the Court continued, was supported by a number of considerations. First, the statute measures the period of excludable delay "from the filing of the motion through the conclusion of the hearing on, or other prompt disposition of such motion," but it does not refer to any effect upon the trial date. Second, the other eleven courts of appeals all disagree with the Sixth Circuit's interpretation; the Court explained that "[t]his unanimity among the lower courts about the meaning of a statute of great practical administrative importance in the daily working lives of busy trial judges is itself entitled to strong consideration." Moreover, the Sixth Circuit's interpretation would make the statute more difficult to administer, for all of the reasons that individual determinations are more burdensome than categorical ones. The Court referred to two of its own opinions which had held that the exclusion for pretrial motions is "automatic" and suggested that this view would be difficult to square with a case-by-case determination of the effects of pretrial motions. The Court cited legislative history and noted that the Sixth Circuit's interpretation could destabilize the calculation of other "periods of delay." For all of these reasons, the Court rejected that interpretation.
Although the Court overturned the Sixth Circuit's treatment of pretrial motions, it nonetheless ruled in Tinklenberg's favor on an alternative ground that was not encompassed within the question presented. As Brooks Holland noted in his argument recap, Tinklenberg had argued that the Sixth Circuit incorrectly excluded other periods from the Speedy Trial calculation, including the period during which Tinklenberg was transported for a medical examination. The statute stops the Speedy Trial clock for ten days of that transportation time, but presumes that any delay over ten days is unreasonable. In Tinklenberg's case, the delay amounted to twenty days. Ten of those days were clearly excluded, but the Sixth Circuit also excluded eight weekend days and national holidays on the ground that the Speedy Trial Act incorporated Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 45(a), which""during the time relevant to this case""excluded such days from its computations of time. (The Rule has since been amended.) The Court held that the Speedy Trial Act did not incorporate Rule 45, noting that "[t]he Act does not say that it incorporates Rule 45" and that "[t]he Government has given us no good reason for reading it as incorporating the Rule." The Court instead applied the common law rule that weekends and holidays are counted unless a statute specifically excludes them. Counting weekends and holidays but excluding the days on which pretrial motions were pending, the Court calculated that the Speedy Trial clock had expired before Tinklenberg's trial began. It therefore affirmed the Sixth Circuit's dismissal of his indictment.
Justice Scalia concurred in the Court's judgment, but he wrote separately""in an opinion joined by the Chief Justice and Justice Alito""to explain that he would have used a different method of statutory interpretation. Justice Scalia suggested that because the text of the Speedy Trial Act was perfectly clear, no extra-textual authority was required to interpret it. On his account, the near unanimity of the circuit courts was evidence of this clarity and not an independent reason to interpret the statute a certain way. Justice Scalia cited the Act's reference to the dates that a motion was filed and resolved rather than to the date of trial, a structure echoed by the neighboring provisions which also calculate "periods of delay." He noted that the Speedy Trial Act determines the date when a given trial "must commence," rather than the date on which it "should have commenced," as a calculation that incorporated actual effects on the trial would seem to suggest. He concluded by noting the administrative difficulties that would arise from the Sixth Circuit's interpretation""although he quibbled that such difficulties "are not relevant on their own, but only because they bear upon the meaning of the text"""and by rejecting Tinklenberg's arguments to the contrary.
Recommended Citation: James Bickford, Opinion analysis: Pretrial motions stop Speedy Trial clock, SCOTUSblog (May. 30, 2011, 10:48 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2011/05/opinion-analysis-pretrial-motions-stop-speedy-trial-clock/


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Daily Trojan, Vol. 27, No. 118, April 20, 1936
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Editorial Offices Night - PR-4776 RI-4111, Sta. 227 DAILY V olume XXVII billing Taught >.C. Trackmen/ Is Accusation kick Morse Implies That Dean Cromwell Uses Illegal Tactics attack Made in Chronicle [x>ok Out for Foxy Stuff,' San Francisco Writer Warns Templeton In an ill-timed story one of the y region newspapers last Thurs-y delivered an attack on the aching methods of Dean Crom- H, S.C. track coach, accusing him teaching his athletes to foul de- | erately in their races. Briok Morse, an ex-California Jtball star writing in the San ; lancisco Chronicle, warned Dink |mpleton, Stanford track mentor, ; "look out for foxy stuff on Sat-iay' in the S.C.-Indian track and Id encounter, won by the Tro- | is 86Mi to 42^. We do not say that the boxing Williams (California's 440 man) t Saturday was deliberately plan- I," Morse stated in his article ided "Ready-Made U.S.C. Team eatable; Cromwell's Task Easy All Those Prep Stars." 'Boys WUl Be Boys' jntinuing he said, "we do not that the three Trojan half-ers deliberately planned to ktch across the track and shut Adolf Hitler Is Compared To Gangster LONDON, April 19 — <UJ?) — Comparison of Chancellor Adolf Hitler to a gangster by the Earl of Harewood, King Edward VIII's brother-in-law, today threatened international complications. "You will find it is difficult to draw any other parallel to Hitler's methods than that of a gangster," the earl said in a speech opening the territorial army drill at Huddersfield last night. "When you are talking with a highwayman or gangster, you will do so more comfortably when you are armed and are wearing a bullet proof shirt." The Earl of Harewood Is married to H.R.H. Princess Mary, the only daughter of the late King George V and Queen Mary and younger sister of His Majesty the King. Bridges Denies Dock Harmony, I.L.A. Pact Hit League Admits Sanctions Fail Agreement Held Worthless .Without Signature of Labor Agitator Breach Among Chiefs Seen Employers Charged With Fomenting Strike To End Union Labor Bulletin SAN FRANCISCO, April 19 — (U.R) — Longshoremen today repudiated. then reserved for final decision Monday a "peace" agreement reached yesterday with shipowners. Concede Victory to Duce; Seek Favor of Italy's Fascist Premier Copyright, 1936, by United Press. GENEVA. April 19—<03?)— League of nations council members con-, ferred today preparatory to tomor-|k Brace out a year ago. How- row-s sessi0n which will be tanta-boys will be boys and unless are warned against unsports-Inlike tactics they'll not know it wrong." Pointing out. by innuendo, that bmwell differed in his teaching PORTLAND, April 19 — <U.E> — There is no peace in sight for San Francisco's strife-locked waterfront, Harry Bridges, militant president of the San Francisco local No.38-79, International Longshoremen's association, said here tonight. Bridges scornfully repudiated a "peace pact" reached at San Francisco last night by three committees, representing the waterfront employers' association, the district I.L.A., and the San Francisco local. Power Exceeded The committee from the local ex-j ceeded its authority in signing the agreement. Bridges said. The committee had been instruct -; ed not to sign any agreement other | than that employers resume use of union hiring halls, deal only with local union officials and drop their campaign to oust Bridges and other ! local officials. The agreement was invalid, in Los Angeles, California, Monday, April 20, 1936 Young Republicans Hold Wild Session at Meeting After Delegates Disagree SAN JOSE, April 19.—(UP)—A wild session of the "young Republicans,' political organization, which saw punches exchanged between northern and southern California delegations, ended tonight in an adjournment which left all present office holders in their jobs. * mount to recognition that Italy has defeated the sanctionist front as well as Emperor Haile Selassie's armies. Officially the council will sit to , receive the report of its committee an^ event, without his own signa- thods from the other coaches on Qf n which trled negotiate peace ture, Bridges said coast, Morse said. "Dink Tem-|ton and Brutus Hamilton would their boys to win by fair means not to run at all. Yes, and were h as Slip Madigan, Clipper ith and Spud Lewis track coach-they would lecture their boys on principles of sportsmanship." Foul Charped >espite the rulings of the officials i the statement of Williams who 3, "There was no foul ... I did use my head," Morse brands 1 between failed. Itay and Ethiopia and Bridges Speaks Bridges spoke to approximately Seek Duce's Favor j 2,000 seamen and longshoremen. Actually the meeting will mark a members of the Columbia river area ceremony at which the nations of council of the maritime federation Europe will seek to get back into °f the Pacific coast, the good graces of Premier Benito \ Indication of a breach between Mussolini before Italian troops Bridges and William Fischer, Port land, president of the maritime federation. developed at the meeting. Fischer arose several times to challenge statements by Bridges. Employers used the Santa Rosa march down the muddy road to Ad dis Ababa. Diplomats admitted that the wall of sanctions, constructed five mile Urace"in~the * Cal- 1 " *£&■"ff •»Sr 1 rfKTS » . meet a foul, asserting that ^ees before the league. has cmmbl- £oastwid* drive to destroy * oallwood and Cassin are grand j • , iners. but we don't believe they ,ff, a.re sanctions and so v, wiiiiomc « definitely buried are fears of Euro- S comment on th.ll*"> conflict over AM- adv made" condition of the *Tro can war that French Foreign Min-• , . ... ister Pierre-Etienne Flandin has i LrnfZhfill 'no* even bothered to come to Ge- ip including a number of th et . neva fQr tomorrow's meeting. Council To Meet no were stars before coming to naming among these Fitch. ISr-sSST *0- » ?adows. Sefton. Miller, Johnson, nebrake. Caipenter, and Crane. Verily, the coach of such a team labor. Bridges charged. Employers Drop Hopes For Armistice SAN FRANCISCO. April 19 — (UJ?) — Hopes for peace along the local waterfront went into the dis- The council will set at 10:30 a.m. cfd tor^t as employers consider-e ed repudiation of a tentative agree- James H. Phillips, Oakland, rul ing on a closely contested vote, favored a motion for adjournment after a bitter day of wrangling. The passage of the motion automatically left Phillips in office as president, and retained other officers and directors. Directors of the group immediately indicated that another meeting would be called after the May 5 primary, in the hope of electing a new slate of officers. Police Called The adjournment came after hours of fighting oratory and nearbrawling which caused police to come to the aid of hurriedly deputized sergeants at arms. George Klor, a Phillips supporter from San Francisco, became involved in a one-punch battle with William Stark and Jack D. Ryan, "bodyguards" which Hal Williams, also of San Francisco, admitted bringing to the convention. Williams said he brought the pair to "protect" Phillips from an asserted plot to "frame" him and cause his ouster. Order Restored Jack Waluker, state sergeant at arms, called police as the fight progressed. Order eventually was restored. The uproar started when a southern California delegation favoring E. C. Hammond for presidency of the group attempted to gain seats in the meeting. They finally were admitted. Tonight Hammond protested "unfairness" of the group's nominating committee, which assertedly "pack- j ed" a proposed ticket of 10 officers and 31 directors, with onlv one officer and two directors from Los Angeles. G.O.P. Split Seen Tbe fight was said to have mirror- ; Million ed a split throughout state G.OP. ranks. Phillips was said to be a candidate on the list of "unpledged and uninstructed" Republican delegates in the May 5 presidential primary. The Hammond forces were reported supporting a delegation pledged to Gov. Alf M. Landon. Resolutions were presented by the resolutions committee providing that the group should not endorse any Republican presidential candidate until after the primaries, and that the president of the young Republicans shall take no public political action without consent of two-thirds of the board of directors. Another resolution provided that no young Republican officer shall be a political job holder. Groman Is Hungry * * * * But Wins Second Title Duce and -the negus negusti, Baron Pompeo Aliosi and Wolde Mariam, explain their positions. ment by international longshore- . T_ - men's association members of a la- IV \ *-i p \ Kill pH bor relations committee. AVlllCU, The agreement was signed last Is an easy time," continued Morse. Th council then will hear speech- night after 10 hours' deliberations. es by British Foreign Secretary provided a common meeting I Anthony Eden and French Minister ground for resumption of relations reek Council Will Back Mothers Day [nterfratemity council will hold first mother's day Thursday, iy 14. when all mothers of fra-fnity men will be invited to as-lble at the various houses for of State Joseph Paul-Boncour be-j fore adjourning until the afternoon I when Salvadore de Madariaga, chairman of the committee of 13. will present a resolution embodying j his committee's admission of the 1 failure of its conciliation efforts. Madariaga is expected to suggest principles the league should follow regarding the future of the Italo-Ethiopian conflict. Then the council will adjourn until May 11 — its (Continued on paga four) Contest Opens for Quill Memberships without attempting consideration of membsrship contest sponsored bv further sanctions against Italy. - - - [YA Reports To Be Filed Today Because completion of the pay-is now in progress, NYA work-must see that all reports are this morning." Dr. Frank C. iton. S.C. NYA chairman, ruled lav. he official said that five reports required for each student and uld ty1 AM according to the owing schedule: March 21, rch 28, April 4, April 11, and 11 18. hey also ask that reports be jed ln whether or not work was tally done. ft Band Will Play for rtodent Assembly Friday Pl> 56 • musician, combined srtvMl and junior college band, pert'jrm tor the S.C. student 6**rtr»C aaaembly hour Friday, ■F immrtl yesterday. feMMf «1S be stationed ln <4 tystkrt auditorium, and m placed there to ac-«vc«r> U**- viditncr Members IWM) wttl be dressed in t*** uniform*, and planned to School To Give Service Awards Manuscripts of creative writers — ■ are now being accepted in the Eng- ner. following which they will be regularly scheduled meeting date— j lish office for the g^ond semester tettained at a musical program (the social hall an announcement Iterday from Ben Franklin, inter-(temity council president, dis- sed. in charge of the affair as chair-\n will be Fred Nanas of Tau Bilon Phi. while Phi Mu Alpha's :k Huddleston is planning and anging the entertainment. >n the designated day, all fra-nity men will invite their moire to dinner at their respective jises. Following the dinners, the fets will gather at the social hall a program of music arranged presented by Phi Mu Alpha. Isic fraternity. Quill club. Fred Nichols, president of the professional writers' fraternity, announced. Manuscripts of prospective members, which must be left in the English office within the next two weeks, should be typed and sub- --, mitted under a pseudonym, Nichols Twenty service scholarships in re- i said. A sealed envelope containing tailing are now being offered by the 1 the correct name, address, and tele-Northwestern university School of phone number of each contestant Commerce to graduate students who wish to further their study in this field. These scholarships do not exempt the students from tuition charges and other university fees but offer the privilege of working part time in leading Chicago and Evanston retail establishments at a salary which covers living costs. The work continues for a period of about 11 months which is the time normally required to complete the course. 'Dead1 Speak Again * * * 4c Miners In Ca ve-in Talk To Rescuers Copyright. 1936, by United Press. MOOSE RIVER. N.S., April 19.. ..— (U.E) — The voices of three men who were given up for dead days ago came faintly from the recesses of an abandoned gold male today and told rescuers who have labored frantically in their behalf for seven days that they were "all right " Communication was established through a five-inch pipe driven 140 feet below the surface. Food, brandy, flashlights, and messages of cheer were lowered and efforts to dig a shaft through hundreds of tons of rock to rescue the men were redoubled. Barring further cave-ins. the men. entombed last Sunday when the walls of the old diggings collapsed, will be reached within 24 to 48 hours, rescuers believed. must accompany all work submitted. Quill club is a national organization established on the campuses of leading American universities for the purpose of aiding creative writers and to provide a bridge between amateur and professional endeavors. Mexicali Fire Controlled With Calexico Aid; Seven Stores, Buildings Razed MEXICALI. Mex., April 19—OlE) —One of the largest fires in the history of this border town, which razed seven stores and small buildings in the Chinese district, and for a time threatened the entire town, was brought under control early today. The Calexico fire department, rushed here after local equipment failed to halt the blaze, succeeded in extinguishing the flames, after a favorable shift in wind averted tremendous property damage. The fire had been blazing unchecked for a half hour before Mexicali fire equipment reached the scene. Youth and Church To Be Topic for Forom Speech Answering affirmatively the question, ''Is Youth Pair to the Church?" j James McGiffin will address the School of Religion forum here at 4:15 this afternoon in the Bowne room of Mudd Memorial hall. Acting as chairman of the discussion will be Prof. Robert Taylor, professor of biblical education, 54 Injured in Jerusalem Riot JERUSALEM, April 19 — (EE) — Nine were killed and 54 injured today in riots between Jews and Arabs at Jaffa and Telaviv which precipitated racial tension throughout Palestine. Riots at both Telaviv and Jaffa reached such serious proportions after several days of tumult that police opened fire several times before order was restored. The government published an order to council empowering Lieut. Gen. A. G. Wauchope, British high commissioner for Palestine, to make emergency regulations operative. A curfew was proclaimed at Jaffa and Telaviv. Streets are to be deserted after 7 p.m. nightly. Casualties today included seven Jews and two Arabs killed. Eleven Jews were wounded seriously and 28 others suffered lesser injuries. One Arab was critically hurt and 14 others suffered slight wounds. Scenes of panic were created when Arabs invaded the Jewish city of Telaviv. They attacked the Jews, who fled in terror, and charged auto busses carrying Jews. Three busses were burned. Compatriots Cheer Art Groman, captain of the Trojan varsity debate team, became a hero in the eyes of the thousands who inflict themselves upon society and its digestion—after-dinner speakers—when he was named winner of the after-dinner speaking contest of the annual Pacific Forensic league tournament held at U.C.L.A. Friday night. After having won the extemporaneous speaking contest the night before, Groman came back on an empty stomach to earn the second championship. After-din-ner speaking under such conditions is practically unheard of, making Groman a .martyr to his following. "It's treason, that's what it is," exclaimed an annoyed Groman after being informed of his victory. "It's all right to win the trophy, but I'd have done much better with a six-course dinner and demitasse under my belt." May Day Leaders Offer Mooney Bail Dollars Proffered If Convict flowed to Head Union Parade Italians Smash Right Flank of Ethiopian Army Five Days Fighting Brings Success to Force of General Graziani Many Are Killed in Battle 'Hell on Wheels' Motorized Columns Push Across Edge of Desert Bulletin ROME, Monday, April 20 —(U.R) —Ethiopian Crown Prince Asfao Wosan was enroute to Dessye today presumably to contact Marshal Pietro Badoglio, commander-in-chief of Italy's East African armies, reports from Dessye said. It was reported that the crown prince, Emperor Haile Selassie's eldest son, is ready to negotiate peace with Italy. La Guardia, in Bay City, Seeks Sleep SAN FRANCISCO. April 19 — (U.F) — Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New York city, here for a regional meeting of the U. S. conference of mayors, was interested in only one phase of western hospitality tonight — that which permits a visitor to sleep to heart's content. La Guardia arrived here today by plane. He said he had enjoyed little or no sleep during a 13-hour hop from Chicago. Other mayors scheduled to attend the conference included Mayor Joe Carson of Portland, Ore, and Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley of New Orleans, also traveling by Social Sciences Club Calls Lounge Meeting Today To Complete Plans Phillip Gill WUl Lead Group U.C.L.A. Radicals Charged With Agitating for Trojan Walkout In concert with information disclosed here late last week that U. air; Mayors Frank Shaw of Los i C.L.A. radicals were contemplating NEW YORK, April 19—(U.P.)—The united Labor May day committee tonight wired Gov. Frank Merriam of California, offering to post $1,-000,000 cash bail for Tom Mooney if the governor will permit Mooney to head the May day parade here. A similar offer last year was rejected. Amicus Host, executive secretary of the committee, issued this statement: "The constituent organizations represented on this committee have together pledged to put up a million dollars in cash bail to permit Tom Mooney to come to New York May 1. We have wired Governor Merriam accordingly. Last year this offer was made and refused. "Considering the fact that Mooney is now in San Francisco renewing his efforts before the courts for freedom, and that every bit of evidence presented by him indicates that he should be free soon anyway, I can see no reason why this request should be refused. This is no idle offer. The unions and other organizations making up this committee are well able to back it up." Blanc Will Lead Managerial Club Members of Ball and Chain elected Hal Blanc vice-president of that organization at their last meeting held at the Phi Kappa Psi house. Blanc, manager of varsity basketball and member of Blue Key, will have only a short time to serve in his new office as he is a senior. Other business of the meeting concerned awards for sophomore managers. The organization is trying to establish awards for sophomore managers, who at present, get no acknowledgement of their services except probable promotion to position of being a junior manager. In this connection, the group is also trying to make the position of manager more important. Copyright, 1936, by United Press. ROME. April 19 — (UJR) — After five days of fierce fighting which cost Italy the heaviest casualties of her East African campaign, Gen. Rodolpho Grazini today smashed the right flank of the Dedjazmach Nasibu's Ethiopian army. His "hell on wheels" motorized columns pushed on across the fringes of the Ogaden desert toward Harrar and Jijiga, most formidable Ethiopian strongholds, j In an official communique transmitted through field headquarters of Marshal Pietro Badoglio. Graziani admitted 10 officers killed or wounded, three flying ofiicers wounded and several hundred Italian troops out of action. Planes Shot Down Two Italian airplanes were shot down, he said, but they succeeded in comming to earth behind Italian lines. Several thousand Ethiopians lie dead on the field. Most of the Italian losses were among Lybian and Somali troops. Graziani's victory gives him po-session of vital water holes on the southern front and puts his forces in position for a frontal assault or an encircling movement against Harrar and Jigjiga. Dispatches from the southern front show that in the fighting at Giana Gobo ford Graziani crushed Nasibu's right wing, the major Ethiopian defense before Harrar and Jigjiga. Lybians Take Offense The Lybians first attacked the Ethiopians in the gorges of the Gorrah Wadi, 30 miles southwest of Sassah Baneh. The fiercest battle of the campaign occurred at the Giani Gobo ford where the Ethiopian divisional commander, Dedjazmach A b e b e Damtu, was reported to have fallen with 3,000 of his men. Abebe Damtu was sent south by 'Continued on page four) agitation of a student strike in | protest against war and Fascism here Wednesday, officers of the Trojan Social Sciences club announced they would sponsor a competing peace conference on campus Thursday "to meet the situation rationally." Representatives of all S.C. organizations interested in taking part in the conference have been asked by the club to meet at 10 o'clock this morning in the student lounge to plan a program for the meeting. In a letter to Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid regarding the purpose of the conference, Phillip Gill, president of the club, declared it "our ambition to devote our meeting on April 23 to a consideration of the problem of war and peace. To Study Attitudes 'It seems to us highly desirable ■■ * ] that student attitudes and informa- Someone's cup will literally over- i tion on this problem be given dfc-flow ^with happiness Friday when passionate and reasonable thought the Ames cup, symbolic of freshman ' and discussion," he said, oratorical supremacy, is awarded to the lone survivor of today's, Wednesday's, and Friday's eliminations. This afternoon at 2:30 in Porter hall, crack first year debaters, men and women, will initiate their campaign to talk themselves into ownership of the much sought-after trophy. Angeles, Erwin of Salt Lake City, Smith of Seattle, Peery of Ogden. Mosier of Oklahoma City, McCracken of Oakland. Benbough of San Diego, and Ament of Berkeley, Cal. Ames Cup Final Trial Dates Set Frosh Men, Women Enter Annual Contest for Oratory Honors The conference was seen on campus as an effort to swing student interest away from the American Student Union - organized strike, which Dr. von KleinSmid is known to oppose. Recently awarded the F.IX).A.C. medal for being the American uni- ... . , ... .. , ___. i versity outstanding in peace work Members of both the mens and ; duri the t * sc admin_ womens freshman debate sqi^ds . tetrative heads are believed almosr have entered the contest, as well unanimousiy opposed to the union's as other Trobabe verbiage-vendors | striVp mpthJrv,<T^ from the university at large. Subject for the contest is "The California Parole System." As the eliminations proceed, survivors will be required to argue both sides of the question. Speeches are to be five minutes in length. From this afternoon's preliminaries the best six speakers will be chosen to compete in the second ____________________ _ round Wednesday, at which time called peace demonstrations includ-the opposite interpretation of the * ed a demand by six Los Angeles question will be given. organizations, including the Ameri- From this group four will be can civil Liberties union, the Uto-chosen to battle in the finals on pian society, and the American Friday. Best speaker in the finals League Against War and Fascism, strike methods. Previous Failure Sponsored by the National Students league, name by which the union was formerly known, the strike was a definite failure at S.C. last year. The faculty reported that no students walked out of classes here. Recent developments in the so- wili be awarded the Ames cup. Non-Orgs Will Plan Election of Leader Advancing another step in the move to organize students who are not members of fraternities or sororities into a unified society, the non-org planning committee will meet this afternoon at 3:30 in the A.S.U.S.C. office to add more names to its roster and to discuss the election of a chairman to serve during the remainder of the semester. Members of the committee who will attend the meeting are John Rose, John German, Ed Yale, Dick Nash. Louis Tarleton, Foy Draper, Emil Sady, Phyllis Hight, Margaret King, Ruth Frankel, Virginia Shugart, Peggy Waggener, Rudy Huber, George Hill, and Bob Feder. Organizers of the non-org movement are endeavoring to secure the services of leading non-org students on campus. The plan to mold the leaders into a nucleus, around which they will build their organization. Schoenberg '12 Tone' Quartet To Be Played Abas Musicians To Offer Third Program Wednesday Arnold Schoenberg's third quartet, opus 30, which is based on the celebrated 12 tone system will be given its second southern California performance by the Abas string quartet in the third concert of the university chamber music series to be heard in Bowne hall. School of Philosophy, Wednesday evening. Because of the unusual interest on the campus in this work, special lectures will be given on it in the classes of Miss Julia Howell and Miss Pauline Alderman, School of Music. The discussion by Schoenberg, originally planned, has been given up at the composer's request. Miss Alderman will speak Tuesday at 1:30 pjn., and on Wednesday at 9 ajn. in music appreciation classes, while Miss Howell will take up the quartet in her form and analysis class at 11:25 ajn. on Tuesday, and in her harmony class at 1:30 pjn. on Wednesday. All lecture classes will meet in 4 8chool of Muste. In addition to the Schoenberg the minuetto and the finale. The work which is listed as containing divisions of the Schumann compo-four movements: modcrato, adagio,1 sition are: allegro molto moderato, intermezzo, and rondo, the Abas assai agitato, adagio molto, and group is including the Haydn quar- finale. tet in G major, opus 54, and the j Miss Howellf chairman of the 1 series, in speaking of Wednesday | night's concert pointed out that I "the importance of these Schoen-I berg recitals cannot be too greatly I stressed to campus folk, students i and faculty alike. We are inviting | persons who are interested to come I to any and all of the lectures. "Season ticket holders and other patrons of these programs will be interested to know that Mr. Abas plans an additional concert for the series the date for which wUl be announced shortly, and at which another major modem work will be played." Gerald Strang, assistant to Schoenberg, has written a special article on the third quartet for the Daily Trojan which appeared in last Friday's edition. Composer Schoenberg ... 12 tones used Schumann quartet in A major, opus 41, for the evening. The latter is that which Schumann dedicated to Mendelssohn* The Haydn work is divided into thf allegro con brio, the allegretto, Candidates for W.S.GA. Will Be Introduced for peace demonstrations in all city high schools Wednesday. Optional Ruling A ruling by the board of educational left it optional for each principal to allow or prohibit the demonstrations. Unofficially announced plans of UCLA, strike leaders call for Trojan students to walk out of classes at a designated time Wednesday ' morning. Dodgers, mimeographed at the Spring street headquarters of the union were expected to be circulated Ten women will be introduced as candidates for the four elective offices of the Women's Self Government association when Eileen Gannon. president, calls to order the___________________ annual nomination assembly of S. ! qq campus early this week. C.'s organized women in 206 Ad- | _ ministration building. Wednesday. Completed petitions for the offi- Dvackvf01*1011C Plon ces of president, vice-president, sec- I 1 CoUJf ICI l0.Uo 1 Id 11 retary, and treasurer were submitted to Mary Dyer, elections commissioner last Friday. Dean Crawford, preceding three minute nominations, will give a few words exolaining the full purpose of the organization and the importance of the officers. Nominees will not be allowed to give acceptance speeches. A 1.3 scholastic average through the entire college carreer is required of all candidates. 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The result was that he was sent back to Plattsburg, his dream of a college education shattered. Thursday Meeting Presbyterian students on campus will hold a dinner meeting at Elisabeth von KleinSmid hall Thursday night for the purpose of organizing an active unit in the church's Westminster club movement. With Dick Nash as student chairman of the event, entertainment will be provided, while Rev. Donald G. Stewart, now in charge of university work in southern California, will aid in the formation of thp program. Selection of an outstanding Presbyterian figure of the southland as speaker of the evening will be announced soon, Nash declared last night. Aiding him in. organizing the meeting are Mary Alice Foster, and Lucy Ann MacLean. Price of the dinner meeting will be 50 cents. Reservations may be made at the University Religious conference office in the Student Union or with any of the student committee members of the affair. 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Penn State did not have an athletic dorm. Paterno always worked hard first and foremost with all his recruits to sell the school and the collegiate experience. He told one Sport's Illustrated reporter that he considered a home visit by a football coach to be "just about the worst" reason to select which university to attend. When young men visited campus Paterno often sent them out to wander around campus alone, and always insisted on academic meetings with faculty members in their prospective departments. Paterno wanted boys to want to attend Penn State, but not in the way that most football coaches want boys to attend their school. Joe Pa cared, and still does care, that his players truly sucked the marrow out of college life. For that reason he was outspokenly opposed to the NCAA's 1972 decision to repeal its prohibition on freshman eligibility. Paterno's view of the injustice of that move sounded out-dated and wildly idealistic even then, having more the ring of English professor than head coach about it:
"There's so much besides football. Athletes who come to Penn State shouldn't be tied down to a football program. These should be the four greatest years of their lives. I tell them, 'Enjoy yourselves.' I consider football an extracurricular activity, like debating or the band. It should never be removed from that context. More than 90% of our players graduate on schedule."
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That was always Paterno's way. Somehow his Nittany Lions won ball games without cheating, cutting class, or showboating. The "noble experiment" Joe Pa began in 1966 worked — spectacularly. And it worked not only because Paterno believed everything he said about fun, the college life, learning, attitude, and a host of other subjects, but also because he loved winning football games as much as any peer. Whatever he told reporters.
The archetypal Penn State football player would be workmanlike, diligent, unassuming, intelligent, well rounded, and quietly effective on the field. And he would surely be a linebacker. Call him Greg Buttle.
If Joe Pa's offenses opened few eyes and his philosophy on college life seemed almost medieval, his defenses made up for it by setting plenty of trends. Penn State was one of the first college programs to run a 3-4 base defense and the four-man linebacker corps at the unit's center was characterized by remarkable lateral mobility. Big enough to come up and crush the healthiest of running games, smart enough to read offenses on the fly, and fast enough to drop into coverage in an instant; Penn State's linebackers seemed to simply emerge in an unbroken line of succession from a single mold. Unsurprisingly for a man who sixty years after his graduation is still tied for the all-time interception record at his alma mater, Brown, Paterno has always had an eye for defensive talent. And character. Penn State coaches didn't just retool their linebacker unit year after year with the previous fall's most highly touted prep all-American. They frequently converted players from other positions. They also insisted that recruits pass the attitude test. Current players reported back to coaches on recruits after visits and scholarships were often withheld solely on the strength on a player's opinion that a prospective recruit would not fit the program.
That screening process produced five consensus all-America selections for Penn State linebackers through Paterno's first ten seasons: Dennis Onkotz twice in 1968 and '69, Jack Ham [a High School Offensive Guard] in 1970, John Skorupan [a former receiver] in 1972, and Greg Buttle [another former receiver] in 1975. Some of Paterno's great 'backers were bigger than average, some smaller. Some had played the position before, some hadn't. That didn't really matter. Joe Pa himself seems a misfit. An Ivy League literature student who has consistently refused pay raises in an era of ever-escalating coaching salary arms races and used no small amount of the money he has earned to partly fund the school's library [which appropriately bears his name.]
In a profession dominated by maniacal type-A personalities Paterno is a relative renaissance man. It is quite fitting therefore that the defenses that carried his teams should have been built around young men like Greg Buttle. In addition to his outstanding football prowess Buttle was also an active Barber Shop Quartet singer and a sufficiently successful ocean rower to eventually earn enshrinement in that pastime's Hall of Fame. For all his accomplishment, Buttle remained the consummate Penn State man and never developed an inflated ego. Paterno used to encourage his players to call him "Joe." Like most of them, Buttle couldn't bring himself to do so. He continued to bashfully call the living legend "Coach Paterno." Joe Pa jokingly responded by routinely addressing his all-America linebacker as "Player Buttle." Shortly before entering the NFL as a third round draft pick by the Jets in April 1976 Buttle joked to a reporter that he had been overwhelmed by his head coach as a young player.
"In my freshman year I never talked to him. I saw him in his shorts one day. I thought, Joe Paterno in shorts. It was like seeing a god in shorts."
That was typical Penn State — humble, appreciative, respectful. But on the field Buttle had a legacy to maintain and showed his opponents respect only by never giving them a play off. One down at a time through his four-year career Buttle hunted down ball carries and punished them. His 165 tackles as a junior on a team that finished ranked 7th at 10-2 remain the school's single-season record; as does his single-game high tally of 24 vs. West Virginia on October 26th 1974. His career tackle total of 343 stood as the school's all-time record for three decades until Paul Posluszny surpassed the figure, reaching 372 in 2006 [after playing slightly more games.]
The 1974 West Virginia game typifies the spirit of Joe Pa's greatest defenses. Standing at 2-3 Bobby Bowden's Mountaineers were not the greatest team the Nittany Lions faced all year, but Morgantown is never an easy road trip and Penn State was never in the habit of giving opponents an easy ride whatever their record. In a hard-fought contest Paterno's team eventually came out on top, 21-12. Three PSU linebackers kept West Virginia quite by racking up an incredible sixty-five combined tackles. In addition to Buttle's record twenty-four, Buddy Tesner notched twenty-one while pinch-hitting backup Jim Rosecrans added twenty. It is an outstanding achievement that Buttle reached 343 career tackles on a unit in which he constantly shared stats with fellow all-conference selections and second-string youngsters capable of making twenty tackles in a game. Little wonder that he went on to a successful nine year pro career with the New York Jets. Or that the once over-awed student of Penn State's own renaissance-man-come-football-coach should invest his time and energy after his pro career as a national spokesman for United Way.
It is utterly impossible to single out any great Penn State linebacker from the host of others. Unassuming, hard-nosed defenders made twenty tackles-a-game before Buttle in State College, and plenty have done it since. Any one of Penn State's all-America linebackers could stand for all of the others; which I suppose is exactly why Paterno has produced so many.
One line in the PSU fight song goes: "We'll hit that line, roll up the score…" Neither during Joe Pa's first decade or in the nearly three full decades since has Penn State been known for rolling up scores. But Nittany Lions of the Buttle mold have hit the line down after down like no one else.


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I can't imagine that Community needs to be marketed any more, with the off-season fireworks of creator/showrunner Dan Harmon being let go; the fourth season will be run by Moses Port and David Guarascio. I also can't imagine a scenario in which marketing will get me to watch Whitney. In the meantime, NBC will air re-runs of the first season of Grimm from 8-9pm on Fridays, which will lead into new episodes of the supernatural procedural. Hit the jump to see who will be returning to Community if and when it returns.
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EAST COUNTY — The Rev. Brian Bagley-Bonner is helping to chart a new course for Faith United Church of Christ.
The Ohio transplant walks from his office toward the church lobby, where a rendering of the church's conceptual master plan hangs on the wall.
The picture shows the multi-purpose room used as the church's current sanctuary, as well as a courtyard, offices, a nursery and new sanctuary with seating for more than 300 people. A wing at the back of the building, which was constructed in about 2008, includes space for the preschool program the church hosts, as well as a youth room and space for social events and gatherings.
"This was the dream plan," says Bagley-Bonner, who joined Faith as its new pastor, part-time, Feb. 1. "Even though (the church) was conservative about the (new wing), several members lost their jobs and longtime members (moved away). Last year, the church struggled to pay its ($4,000 monthly) mortgage (payment) on this (new) part.
"We've made it so far, but just by robbing Peter to pay Paul," he says. "It wasn't (sustainable). We're radically changed."
Faith plans to expand its sanctuary facility eventually, but there's no question things will be different than in this original picture.
Faith's financial insecurity prompted its congregation to sell a 1.155-acre portion of its property, at the corner of 48th Street Court East and State Road 64, to Thornton's, a gas station/convenience store.
The Bradenton City Council approved plans for the project March 27, though finalization of the land sale still is pending.
Once the sale goes through, likely in the fall, Faith will be able to pay off its entire mortgage and have some leftover money to make much-needed improvements to the existing facility, or for other needs, Bagley-Bonner said. He hopes to use some of the monies to expand the church's ministry opportunities and investment in missions, as well.
The Thornton's site, which will be fenced, comes within yards of the church's front sidewalk. Bagley-Bonner admitted it's close, but said Faith still has plenty of land at the back of the property, and it continues to serve as a buffer between S.R. 64 and the Braden River Lakes community.
The church's main entrance will be moved slightly, but parking largely will remain untouched. The parking area will continue to serve as a bus stop location for children in Braden River Lakes.
Bagley-Bonner now will help oversee the process moving forward.
Contact Pam Eubanks at [email protected].
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Faith United Church of Christ representatives meet with United Church of Christ officials in a conversation called "Saving Faith."
• Feb. 13, 2012 — Council calls for a congregational vote to sell a one-acre parcel.
• Feb. 19, 2012 — Congregation votes to offer the land for sale.
• March 5, 2012 — Council meets representatives of the Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus and decides to put sharing the building to a vote.
• March 11, 2012 — Congregation votes to share building with AAFCJ starting May 1.
• June 17, 2012 — Congregation votes to sell 1.155 acres to Thornton's.
• March 27, 2013 — Bradenton City Council approves plans to build a Thornton's gas station/convenience store on Faith property.
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About the pastor
The Rev. Brian Bagley-Bonner was born in Sarasota but grew up in Ohio, where he lived with his wife, Judith, before moving back to Florida.
Bagley-Bonner said he took the pastor position with Faith United Church of Christ, in part, to be closer to his parents, who live in Ellenton.
"I'm their only child. I'm also their support right now," he said.
Bagley-Bonner is excited about his new position and the congregation he now serves.
"It's been the best match I've ever had right from the start, in terms of vision and theology," he said.
Faith has about 80 attendees at its Sunday-morning service, but Bagley-Bonner hopes to attract more members.
"I think because we're a church that emphasizes questions, not answers, there are people who will find a place here," he said.
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The music world is mourning one of its most celebrated behind-the-scenes figures. Music producer and engineer Phil Ramone, a 14-time Grammy winner, passed away at New York Presbyterian Hospital on Saturday, March 30 following an aortic aneurysm in February, his son Matt confirmed to the Associated Press. Ramone was 72 years old, and is survived by sons Matt, BJ and Simon, and wife Karen.
The list of superstars with whom Ramone worked during his storied career includes Burt Bacharach, Bono, Ray Charles, Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, Madonna, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Frank Sinatra, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder and many more. A technical innovator, Ramone is widely credited for helping popularize the use of the compact disc; he also used the fiber optics system EDNet to record tracks in "real time" from different locations to record Frank Sinatra's Duets album, and was the first to use a digital live recording for Billy Joel's Songs in the Attic album.
He was also behind some of the most popular film soundtracks of all time, producing albums for the films A Star is Born, Flashdance, Ghostbusters and Midnight Cowboy.
"Our industry has lost an immense talent and a true visionary and genius," said Neil Portnow, president of The Recording Academy, said in a statement.
His collaborators quickly remembered him on Saturday. "This is so shocking. I just performed for his tribute in December," Aretha Franklin said in a statement. "Truly one of the great names in music has gone on, but the melodies will remain."
Added Billy Joel: "I always thought of Phil Ramone as the most talented guy in my band…. The music world lost a giant today."
"[He was] he star of stars behind the stars," Stevie Wonder said. "What a great man, what a kind spirit, such an incredible producer . . . Truly a tragic loss for us on earth but what a wonderful blessing for heaven."
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In their candid documentary "Joan Rivers – A Piece of Work," filmmakers Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg deliver an all-access look into the life of a comedic icon whose hatred burns brightest at the thought of relinquishing the spotlight she covets.
Shot over the course of a year, the film follows the 76-year-old comedian keeping pace in an industry constantly gravitating toward youth and beauty. While she combats the aesthetic effects of age with plastic surgeries and Botox shots galore, the common denominator the film depicts so well is how Rivers stays fresh by being simply hilarious.
The film intersperses choice clips of her television appearances over the years that depict her evolution as a comedian nicely. Surprisingly the best moments of the film come from her present day act. Her contemporary uncensored stand-up is topical, often raunchy, far from politically correct, but always sharp for a comedian of any age or gender. There's stellar footage of her weekly surprise comedy club appearances in Manhattan. She keeps the crowd in hysterics by her liberal use the c-word and other profanities, while musing about such subjects as a mid-coitus peek at her BlackBerry.
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What makes "A Piece of Work" such compelling viewing is the way Stern and Sundberg not only portray Rivers' omnipresent awareness of the dark side of the curtain, but how she often adopts a Zen-like acceptance toward the entertainment world's less admirable qualities. It's a survival mechanism for her no doubt, but it makes for an engaging story -- wanting to remain a player in a cold and fickle industry that's done its fair share of kicking her around over the years.
It becomes perfectly clear while watching "Joan Rivers – A Piece of Work" that she will not leave quietly as long as the laughter continues to follow her - and it will. The film leaves little doubt regarding this because, as Rivers accurately assesses it, "I will always do something funny because I'm a funny person."
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Officer accused of shooting pellet gun at dog
KNOXVILLE -- Illinois State Police are investigating a Feb. 5 incident in which an off-duty Knoxville Police officer is accused of shooting a dog with a pellet gun.
Samantha J. Boynton told police she and her sister accidentally left the back door of their home open, and their dog got out. She said her dog was squatting when her neighbor, officer Rick Pecsi, shot the dog about 20 times with a pellet gun.
She said the dog was injured and bleeding, and Knoxville officers who responded observed blood on the back patio, door frame, window blinds, door glass and through the living room of the residence.
Pecsi is the former Knoxville Police chief whose contract was not renewed in 2005 but remained as acting police chief until 2007. He remains an officer on the Knoxville Police force.
Knoxville Police Chief Ron Poyner says his department cannot investigate its own officers, so the matter was turned over, first to the Knox County Sheriff's Department, then to Illinois State Police District 7. Calls placed to Master Sgt. Lloyd Murphy of ISP 7 were not immediately returned.
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BELVIDERE -- Chrysler LLC will again operate one shift next week at its Belvidere assembly plant, where workers build the Dodge Caliber, Jeep Compass and Jeep Patriot, the automaker said Friday.
It will be the third straight week the plant – which employs 2,700 workers – will run just one shift as the company tries to cut costs because of the slumping economy. First shift will be off next week.
Chrysler is adjusting plant schedules week by week to match production to demand as closely as possible.
Rockford Register Star
Employee allegedly tries to hit manager with French fry scoop
SPRINGFIELD -- Police were told an employee tried to hit a shift manager with a French fry scoop and then damaged the manager's van with a baseball bat Thursday morning at an Arby's.
Police were called to the restaurant about 11:30 a.m. and were told a 21-year-old employee was fired after she got into a disturbance with a shift manager.
The woman allegedly tried to hit the shift manager with a metal French fry scoop, missing the manager but hitting another employee. The woman was escorted out the door, where she retrieved a metal baseball bat from her vehicle and started hitting the shift manager's Mercury Villager van, smashing the front passenger-side window, police were told.
The woman drove away before officers arrived.
State Journal-Register
Fatal bus crash case referred to appellate prosecutor
ROCKFORD -- Winnebago County State's Attorney Joe Bruscato announced Friday that the investigation concerning the Nov. 3 fatal crash involving Rockford School District bus driver Leah Robinson, 37, and Nelson Elementary School student Miguel Carreno, 9, is being referred to the Illinois office of the appellate prosecutor.
Bruscato referred the case to the Illinois attorney general's office due to a conflict of interest involving himself and the law firm that was hired to represent the School District in a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the boy's family.
But after reviewing the matter, the attorney general's office sent the case back to Bruscato, saying it doesn't believe that there's a conflict or appearance of impropriety.
"While the office of the state's attorney respects the decision of the Illinois attorney general, we disagree with the conclusion," Bruscato said. "I firmly believe that there still exists an issue, and the decisions of this office must be made free of any potential conflicts of interest."
According to police, Robinson struck and killed Miguel about 7:10 a.m. Nov. 3 as he walked to his bus stop.
In its suit against Robinson and the district, the family alleges that Robinson did not see Miguel in the street when she hit him with the school bus.
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Shiny dancer: Gals choose pole power
Their sweat pants, jumpers, and shifts are modest, even ho-hum. But once Joe Cocker's insinuating "You Can Leave Your Hat On," begins throbbing from the overhead speakers, the ladies begin to move, and off come the jumpers and the sweat pants– to reveal fishnet stockings, sexy tap pants, cut-off biker shorts, and skin-clinging tops.
Welcome to "exotic pole dancing," a class Erica Rosene– "Lacey Rose" to her students– developed with Steve Shergold, her employer (and fiancée), which she's been offering at the Berkmar Ballroom since last October.
Rosene, 23, an Albemarle High School graduate, returned to Charlottesville in 2003 with a BFA degree in dance performance from East Carolina University prepared to teach "smooth Latin and rhythm dances," which she describes as "social" or "partner" dances.
But when she signed on at the Ballroom and met Shergold, she started dancing to a different beat.
The exotic classes Shergold developed and she and fellow teacher Grace Webb offer to an eclectic group of women every Thursday night are anything but partner dances.
"There's a whole different dynamic to dancing alone," Rosene says of the sinuous, provocative choreography performed in front of full-length mirrors. "When you're dancing by yourself, you're dancing for yourself," she continues. "This class is a chance for women to do something that makes them feel good." She compares the feeling pole dancing inspires to taking a bubble bath.
Rosene– who in her day job teaches ballet and gymnastics to toddlers and pre-schoolers at the Little Gym– is committed to the liberating power of her classes for grownups. "It's a workout as well as a dance class," she says. "We try to develop fitness as well as sexuality."
The feeling is infectious. Tia Little ("Lelia"), 23, a veterinary assistant and student at the Ballroom since last October, testifies to other benefits of exotic dancing. "It's a real confidence builder," says Leila over her shoulder as she undulates in tiger-print bikini shorts. "It's so much fun because it's a unique talent that not everyone else has. Just knowing you can slither around a pole and make it look good is a great feeling."
"It's being able to feel sexy and bring the passionate person out," says Webb, a 29-year-old injury recovery specialist who worked as a professional clown for six years before beginning this career.
As "Lady Liberty," Webb, a part-time model and mother of three, teaches the introductory class. Her students begin the class a bit more inhibited than Little and her colleagues in the advanced section, she says, but signs of their emerging confidence are evident as they gamely approach the pole to attempt a "fireman's spin" or a "crouch spin."
Rosene and Webb say every meeting of the class finds students overcoming their initial shyness and reveling in feeling sexy "in a guilt-free atmosphere" where no nudity– or men– are allowed. The final project of the eight-week class is production of an individual video for each student to take home– produced in Shergold's state-of-the-art studio.
A sample video of a former teacher at the studio doing her pole dance to pulsating music amid swirling smoke offers a lesson: The men in these women's lives may need a class of their own: self defense.
Erica Rosene, aka "Lacey Rose"


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4 Apps to Enhance the TV Second-Screen Experience
So far this year, shipments of computing devices are up by 6 percent to 2.4 billion, with a far greater focus on smartphones and tablets than PCs, TechCrunch reports. So, of course there will be video . . . August 28, 2013


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Lump sum or annuity? It's a question that dogs lottery winners and parties to structured settlements, and it might now involve your client's retirement plan.
Leslie Scism of the Wall Street Journal has been tracking the efforts of Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to "take a closer look" at what Scism calls a burgeoning and controversial business in which veterans and other retirees sell some of their future pension income to investors, with an array of middlemen profiting from the transactions.
"The sale of pensions to investors in secondary markets is a worrisome new practice that deserves careful scrutiny," Harkin (left) said, according to the paper. "In tough economic times, hard-working people are often forced to make difficult choices between immediate economic needs and their future retirement security.
"However, it is critically important that people forced to make these tough decisions have the information they need to make wise choices, and don't fall victim to unscrupulous or illegal practices," he said.
As with issues involving life settlements (and viatical settlements before them), legislators and regulators are increasingly concerned about the potential for theabuse of consumers by unscrupulous middlemen.
As the Journal detailed in a story earlier this month, financial middlemen have helped to set up websites with names such as BuyYourPension.com and pension4cash.com to connect with pension recipients.
The pensioners need immediate cash; the investors are lured by promises of higher returns.
Harkin told the paper that he plans "to take a closer look at these issues in the coming months to ensure that our laws are respected and pension participants are not abused." A committee spokeswoman said it is early in the process, and the senator declined to elaborate on possible courses of action.
"The financial middlemen bundle information obtained by the websites into spreadsheets that are supplied to financial advisors for their clients," Scism writes. "The investor pays an agreed-upon lump sum to the retiree, who signs a contract pledging to hand over all or part of each month's check for a set number of years. The deals typically are priced to yield investors 6 percent to 7 percent or so a year, as their money is returned over a period of several years to 10 years."
Meanwhile, she adds, an array of middlemen collect fees: They are spread among the website operators, firms that do the heavy lifting of pulling together transactions, distributors and the financial advisers who land individual investors.
"These firms have their eye on the hundreds of thousands of military veterans, police officers and firefighters who can start receiving pension checks while they are still in their 40s, many of whom have moved on to other jobs and wouldn't be put in desperate financial straits if they pledge some of their future pension income for a wad of cash."


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The Duke Spirit has all the right elements in place for a modern rock band: a sultry, charismatic lead singer; swaggering, noisily tuned guitars; the praises of the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen; and even a featured song on Guitar Hero 5. And yet the UK-based outfit has remained, over the course of its eight-year career, a modestly popular band with little recognition beyond its own fan base. So, the nagging question is: Why?
The new Bruiser may be a clue to that. For one, it took three years to get released, and in these blink-and-it's-gone times, that's an eternity. Had Bruiser—with its jangly, garage-rock sound and bluesy, orphic vocals—been released just a bit earlier, it might have had a bigger impact. As it is, Bruiser is an album with some promise, but not much. It's a more polished, if languid, Duke Spirit than previous efforts. Moody ballads swell between fuzzed-out, power-rock numbers, but there are few breakout moments. A couple tracks are stunning—the heavy and tumultuous "Bodies," for one—but much of the record is a gray wash. The Duke Spirit may have intended a more accessible sound on its third record, but in the process, it seems to have lost its edge.


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|Nom du fichier : Final Fantasy XIII-2 [PS3] - Auteur : ANO
Bronze trophies
Cerulean Medal - Defeated a powerful enemy with valiant skill.
Choco-boco-holic - Spent a fortune at shops.
Clock Stopper - Responded swiftly to the appearance of enemies.
Early Riser - Accepted a new fate in a world where everything has changed.
Future Espier - Visited the place where clues to the future lie waiting to be discovered.
No Retreat - Fought a significant number of battles without using the "Retry" option.
Obsidian Medal - Defeated a powerful enemy with perfect execution.
Past Gazer - Visited the place where the saviors of the past dream in crystal.
Promise Keeper - Turned your back on empty dreams and joined the battle to save mankind.
Quick Draw - Performed a significant number of preemptive strikes.
Saddle Sore - Went the distance on chocobo-back.
Scarlet Medal - Defeated a powerful enemy with graceful poise.
Serendipitous - Amassed a fortune in casino coins.
Sooth Seeker - Prepared to face a test of your determination in the rift where hidden truths slumber.
Staggering - Staggered a significant number of enemies.
Strategist - Performed a multitude of paradigm shifts.
Threat Facer - Acknowledged the threat facing the world, and decided to fight back.
Time Traveler - Left behind a normal life, and began a journey through time.
Wild Thing - Successfully used Feral Link abilities a significant number of times.
Silver trophies
Anomalous - Witnessed every possible Paradox Ending.
Big Game Hunter - Defeated every worthy opponent.
Budding Hunter - Defeated an army's worth of enemies.
Fragmented - Completed an entire fragment category.
Supreme Being - Fully developed all abilities.
Trigger Finger - Obtained five Cinematic Bonus rewards.
Gold trophies
Beast Tamer - Befriended a most unfriendly monster.
Chronosavior - Obtained the highest possible result in the battle to determine the fate of the world.
Defragmented - Completed every fragment category.
Epic Finisher - Followed the story to its conclusion.
Fair Fighter - Defeated a powerful enemy on equal terms.
Giant's Fist - Dealt 99,999 damage with a single attack.
Platinum trophy
Master of Time - Earn all Bronze, Silver, and Gold trophies.


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These are so delicious. Crispy on the outside, sweet and onion-y on the inside. Sorry I don't have anything else to say about them, but I have to go to sleep but I have been so miserably terrible about updating I figured I owed you this much. These are a cheap, delicious dinner if you toss some kale in the oven for kale chips and some sweet potato fries too.
Triple onion burgers
1 1/4 lb ground meat (beef, pork, veal, bison, your choice)
1 onion, chopped very finely
2 T dried onion (I love these ones)
1 T onion powder
1/2 t salt
a good bunch of pepper
2 T chili garlic sauce
a little less than 1 c bread crumbs*
1 egg
Preheat oven to 450. Mash everything together, and form into patties. Preheat a cast iron pan with a little bit of oil (I used coconut, healthier) and brown well on either side. Finish in the oven, about 5 minutes.
*I've been saving the ends of my Udi's bread, toasted and ground them up.